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1 M. Sc. Pharmacognosy, Pharmacy College, Hawler Medical University, Erbil City, IQ
Source
Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 5, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 168-174
Abstract
The present study was aimed to compare between botanically related plants (Lepidium sativum and Nasturtium officinale) belong to Brassicaceae family from variant parameters and emphasizing their botanical relation. Lepidium sativum and Nasturtium officinale plants were evaluated physicochemically, phytochemically (qualitatively and quantitatively) and biologically by assessing the antibacterial activity of the two plant against standard pathogenic bacterial strains using agar well diffusion method. Nasturtium officinale plant exhibit a significant total ash content (21.29±0.577%) and flavonoidal content (7.5±0.233%) while a significant alkaloidal content (6.4±0.226%) was expressed Lepidium sativum plant. Flourescence analysis showed identical color for both plant when treated with some reagents example ferric chloride and potassium dichromate. Biologically Nasturtium officinale was the active plant which shows antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) with inhibition zone (25 ± 0.001). The obtained result showed the antibacterial activity of Nasturtium officinale plant in comparison to it is botanically related species and underlined the botanical relation of both species.
Keywords
Brassicaceae family, Nasturtium officinale, Lepidium sativum, Flourescence Analysis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
